Abdoul-Ganiou Dermani

I was born in 1973 in Togo. Since 2003 I live and work in Stuttgart, Germany. 1991-1995 I studied Painting and Batik Art at Collège d´Enseignement Artistique et Artisanal Art School of Kpalimé in Togo.

1995-1999 I teached Art in primary school in Kpalimé and at Centre Padre Francisco in Sokodé, Togo.

I follow my own artistic evolution. I am working in Painting and Photography. My works talk about everyday life, hope, love, peace and friendship between the people and the nations.

Through my Photography, I am looking for humour. I would also like to create a positive feeling that gives hope and makes people feel good.

EXHIBITIONS

2009 : 13 th International Awards of Accademia " Arte e Cultura " Michelangelo Angrisani in Castel San Giorgio, Salerno, Italy

2009 : 19 th International Biennial of Humour and Satire in the Arts in Gabrovo, Bulgaria

2009 : 3 rd International Poster Competition " AntiAIDS-Ukraine " in Kharkov, Ukraine

2009 : Mail Art Festival at Shah Alam Gallery, Shah Alam, Malaysia

2008-2009: Kunstmuseum Stuttgart in the exhibition of Christian Jankowski, Stuttgart, Germany,

2008 : " Snap to Grid " at Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, Los Angeles, U.S.A

2008 :  12 th International Awards of Accademia " Arte e Cultura " Michelangelo Angrisani in Castel San Giorgio, Salerno, Italy                                                                                                                

 2008 : 3 rd International Youth Salon in Alexandria, Egypt

2007 : 6 th Florence Biennale of Contemporary Art in Florence, Italy,                                                     

2007 : 2 nd International Poster Competition " AntiAids-Ukraine " in Kharkov, Ukraine        

2007 : Markem-Imaje International Art Contest in Bourg-Les-Valence, France

2007 : Augustinum Überlingen, Überlingen, Germany

2006 : City Hall Weilimdorf in Stuttgart, Germany

2006 : " Nature and Mysticism " at Agora Gallery Chelsea in New York, U.S.A

2005 : City Hall Plieningen-Birkach in Stuttgart, Germany

2004 : African festival at Kulturhaus Schwanen in Waiblingen, Germany

1998: Arts Centre in Accra, Ghana, Centre Padre Francisco in Sokodé, Togo.

AWARDS

2010 : " Highly Commended " in the 2010 Freedom to Create Prize ( Global Award in Singapore )

2010 : 3 rd Prize for Photography ( Plastic Forms ) in the Exhibition " Lithuanian Art Week " in Vilnius, Lithuania

2010 : 3 rd Prize for Sculpture in the Exhibition " Lithuanian Art Week " in Vilnius, Lithuania

2009 : Artslant November 2009 Showcase Winner

2009 : Silver Medal for Photography in the 13 th International Awards of Accademia " Arte e Cultura " Michelangelo Angrisani in Salerno, Italy

2008 : Appreciation Award from Atelier of Alexandria in Egypt

2008 : First Prize Gold Medal for Photography in the 12 th International Awards of Accademia " Arte e Cultura " Michelangelo Angrisani  in Salerno, Italy

2007 : Artmajeur International Silver Award

2007 : Ambassador for Peace Award from Universal Peace Federation in Germany

COLLECTIONS

Art Gallery Kula, Split, Croatia

Kunstmuseum Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany

Shah Alam Gallery, Shah Alam, Malaysia

Museum House of Humour and Satire, Gabrovo, Bulgaria

Chervona Strichka Charitable Foundation for Assistance to HIV/ AIDS Affected People, Kharkov, Ukraine

Gegenbauer GmbH, Kornwestheim, Germany

Shiva GmbH, Reutlingen, Germany

BIBLIOGRAPHY

2011 : Chobi Mela VI- International Festival of Photography, Catalogue, Drik, Dhaka, Bangladesh

2010 : Internationaler Plakatwettbewerb der Anstifter / International Poster Competition of the Anstifter, Catalogue, Peter Grohmann Verlag, Stuttgart, Germany

2010 : Freedom to Create Prize, Catalogue, Freedom to Create, Singapore

2010 : 2 nd International Biennial of Painters and Sculptors " Mediterranean 2010 ", Catalogue, Art Gallery Kula, Split, Croatia

2009 : LoNam Magazin, October/ November 09 Nr. 6, LoNam Verlag / Afrika Medien Zentrum e.V., Berlin, Germany

2009 : Toronto International Art Fair, Catalogue, MMPI Canada ( Gallery 1951, Zwolle, Netherlands )

2009 : 19 th International Biennial of Humour and Satire in the Arts, Catalogue, Museum House of Humour and Satire, Gabrovo, Bulgaria

2009 : Freedom to Create Prize, Catalogue, Freedom to Create, Singapore

2008 : Begegnung der Kulturen Magazin , December 08 / January 09, Forum der Kulturen Stuttgart e.V., Germany

2008 : 3 rd International Youth Salon, Catalogue, Atelier Alexandria, Egypt

2007 : 6 th Florence Biennale, Catalogue, Arte Studio, Florence, Italy

2007 : Markem- Imaje International Art Contest, Catalogue, Markem- Imaje, Bourg-Les-Valence, France